WASHINGTON, March 18 - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for.
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KYIV, March 18 – Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.1% in January-February 2025, according to First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko.
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KYIV, March 18 – Naftogaz Ukrainy has signed a contract for the supply of almost 100 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the Polish oil concern ORLEN, the company said on Tuesday.
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KYIV, March 18 – Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy company, Energoatom, is in the process of finalizing an agreement to purchase reactor vessels from Bulgaria for the completion of Units 3 and 4 at the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The company plans to secure loan financing for this acquisition, Vice President Hartmut Jakob announced.
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WASHINGTON, March 17 - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “are very good friends” who are focused on ways to strengthen the bonds between the United States and Russia.
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BRUSSELS, March 17 – The Council of the EU has approved a third payment of EUR 3.5 billion under the Ukraine Facility, the press service of the Council of the EU reported on Monday.
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KYIV, March 17 – Ukraine must take into account the European Union's position when establishing a fund with the United States under the framework agreement on Ukrainian critical raw materials (CRM), said Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna.
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KYIV, March 17 – Central, Inhulets, and Northern Mining and Processing Plants of the Metinvest Group, which were consolidated into a single entity last year, will invest UAH 5.7 billion in their development in 2025. Additionally, they are set to launch a large-scale UAH 9 billion project focused on waste thickening and beneficiation.
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KYIV, March 17 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy notes that the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant in the occupied city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhia region is a problem for both the Ukrainian and Russian sides.
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KYIV, March 17 – Ukraine's natural gas consumption has significantly decreased this week due to warmer weather – by 30-35% compared to early March, former Energy Minister Olha Buslavets reported on Facebook on March 14.
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